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OHIO NATIONAL UPDATE October 25, 2012
With the last entries being processed this year’s OHIO NATIONAL Poultry Show will be an event with over 5,400 birds entered. The OHIO NATIONAL is the largest annual poultry show in North America.
Held at the Ohio Expositions Center in Columbus, Ohio on November 10 & 11 the event features large and bantam chickens, ducks geese and turkeys in competition. Many of those birds are available for purchase along with thousands of birds offered for sale in the “Trader’s Row”.
Always a venue for national meets of breed clubs this year the Brahma, Buckeye, Wyandotte, New Hampshire and Serama are in attendance. The district meet of The American Bantam Assn. is also held in conjunction with other special, state and district competitions.
Several of the major suppliers of needs for the exhibition poultry hobby display and sell to the show attendees. As so much of the items need for the poultry fancier are not available in stores this is a great opportunity for buyers to kick tires and ask questions
Eric Markley, the Show Secretary, said “This year’s show seems to be very well rounded. We are seeing an increase in the number of the new or rare breeds and varieties entered. If any thing is noticeable it is that there is a considerable percentage increase in the number of large chickens entered.”
With the last entries being processed this year’s OHIO NATIONAL Poultry Show will be an event with over 5,400 birds entered. The OHIO NATIONAL is the largest annual poultry show in North America.
Held at the Ohio Expositions Center in Columbus, Ohio on November 10 & 11 the event features large and bantam chickens, ducks geese and turkeys in competition. Many of those birds are available for purchase along with thousands of birds offered for sale in the “Trader’s Row”.
Always a venue for national meets of breed clubs this year the Brahma, Buckeye, Wyandotte, New Hampshire and Serama are in attendance. The district meet of The American Bantam Assn. is also held in conjunction with other special, state and district competitions.
Several of the major suppliers of needs for the exhibition poultry hobby display and sell to the show attendees. As so much of the items need for the poultry fancier are not available in stores this is a great opportunity for buyers to kick tires and ask questions
Eric Markley, the Show Secretary, said “This year’s show seems to be very well rounded. We are seeing an increase in the number of the new or rare breeds and varieties entered. If any thing is noticeable it is that there is a considerable percentage increase in the number of large chickens entered.”
